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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1919
Page
12
Men and women’s apparel on third floor offers many discounted items. Khaki suits in sizes 34 36 and 42 drop from 2 to 14 50 each along with various serge and crepe suits. Coats include Black Tricotine and Navy Bolivia Cloth at reduced prices plus several Heather and Poiret Twill options with substantial cuts.
Fifteen adjusted outfits for stout figures, previously priced up to seventy five dollars, now offered in a single special set on the third floor. Includes Black Granite size 88 percent, Blue Serge size 5st, Embroidered Tan Silk Tailie size 4, Gray Serge sizes 42 to 46, and Gray Scotch Tweed sizes 39 to 50 with various measurements.
Former President Taft spoke at Bryn Mawr College where his daughter Helen Taft had recently graduated. The article notes administrative changes, summer travel plans for the Tafts, and various social events including receptions, engagements, weddings, and visits by officials and dignitaries in Washington.
Maj Chauncey H Stigand of the ish army and Mrs Stigand with Miss Nancy Yulee Neff arrived to visit Dr and Mrs Wallite W Neff in Vermont Avenue. The Stigands, late from Canada, will take several months leave amid planned entertainments. Lieut Commander and Mrs James Richard Barry and their infant daughter also arrived from the Philippines to visit Mr and Mrs David S Barry. Commander Harry Barry has spent three and a half years in the Orient.
In a domestic scene Mrs. Jarr frets over hats and moth damage after moths infest a straw hat stored with winter clothes. Mr. Jarr finds moth debris as a plush hat is ruined. A neighbor hawks stock while prohibition chatter and old jokes mix with the couple’s banter.
A cosmetic advertisement extols mercorized wax as a home beauty aid that removes surface skin defects. It claims faded skin and lines peel away in tiny amounts overnight, yielding a clear smooth complexion not achieved by makeup. Sold at drug stores in convenient sizes.
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